Pasig City CDRRMO: Alert and Ready

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBY_sFMIz3IIaRWTYzxjMsssfnW7SUNBVpa3TsvsBPog33QfZfUfDANYKSdt8Dhi2o_C5kS-7iOqtOy75CYmxabomLTOd4MzSLeA5heaaSk0AhyphenhyphenS1sySH5L7cPmLfCqc0EqMNMiVYY3o/s1600/C3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBY_sFMIz3IIaRWTYzxjMsssfnW7SUNBVpa3TsvsBPog33QfZfUfDANYKSdt8Dhi2o_C5kS-7iOqtOy75CYmxabomLTOd4MzSLeA5heaaSk0AhyphenhyphenS1sySH5L7cPmLfCqc0EqMNMiVYY3o/s400/C3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Pasig City Disaster Risk Reduction and management Office (PCDRRMO) has recently operationalized its Unmanned Firefighting Vehicle (UFM). This is but only 1 of the efforts being undertaken by the city government of Pasig.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Pasig City is part of the catch basin between the Sierra Madre Mountain Range and Manila. Together with Cainta, Pateros, Taguig and Marikina, Pasig city is prone to flooding annually because of water cascading down from the mountains of Montalban.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">During the floods caused by Tropical Storm Ondoy, Pasig City was greatly affected and thousands of its residents had to evacuate. This brought home hard lessons learned.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Through the impetus of Mayor Robert Eusebio, Pasig City built up the capacity of its PCDRRM by training its personnel, clearing up waterways and drainages, investing in equipment and infrastructure. This was implemented by PCDRRMO Head Ritchi C. Angeles</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Those of note are:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A City Command Center (C3) that serves as an operations center that monitors disasters, emergencies and even crime.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Training of personnel in Incidence Command System (ICS) and rescue operations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Pumping Stations. During Ondoy in 2009, Pasig City had only 2 pumping stations. Now it has 23.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Communications. Pasig City has an emergency communication system that will function even when all telcos are down due to disasters.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Equipment acquired include aerial ladder, communications van, amphibious vehicle with jetski, a fireboat, 40 footer mobile kitchen, firetruck with hydraulic platform, mobile command post, mobile shower trailer and other equipment needed for rescue and relief operations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Pasig is also vulnerable to earthquakes since the West valley fault traverses the city. The objective of the city and its PDRRMO is to be the best prepared city in the country when it comes to disasters and emergencies.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Pasig City has been awarded by the Gawad Kalasag Hall of Fame by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as Best Government Emergency Response Managers in 2012, and Best City Disaster Council in 2013 – 2016.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 994900250466240329&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9D-FSm0nKiyuTlyRpu0R4Zhxr1_BNi6bSUbUybb1vB5hfZLL7U3n3zXPJ6gzMa_TRViO3Csb0a_R4lJD_vsp_1LOH4DTT3_NXIvhBfa8Tw5cHwXr3dbq4jXcjU8rdft9EG_HuDNgBK8/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 994900250466240329&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgRh49Ak1XO90FTppe5zEebPxluKZmn2rMqXCtALYGHEhX3Zu3CXOnMOSKGQxC7lj65fNzRY533oW_XkqWcZDZ29C6byBHUoD5ydkuypDYgADfakKZ-_I3cmZa5MtMWhF0SCIJ8B406Q/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Unmanned Firefighting Machine

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoma7CGYoVqliEHqyGY6TjBC2_zRclzJCEU9MNo-DAIZqKR2bYHERbK1CA9v-gYCjLBfzzLsFBItX2kJMUkJ25KlGDDhwO8BwBQoML5UmwtEXd6d10UMRqVrODbohIYqv7nW9dwpzEc1k/s1600/Water+Robot+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoma7CGYoVqliEHqyGY6TjBC2_zRclzJCEU9MNo-DAIZqKR2bYHERbK1CA9v-gYCjLBfzzLsFBItX2kJMUkJ25KlGDDhwO8BwBQoML5UmwtEXd6d10UMRqVrODbohIYqv7nW9dwpzEc1k/s400/Water+Robot+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The UFM being demonstrated in front of Pasig City hall</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Pasig City has the distinction of acquiring and operating the first Unmanned Firefighting Machine (UFM) in the country.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The UFM was officially operationalized last April 24, 2017 by no less than Pasig City Mayor Robert Eusebio. The Php19.0 million UFM was acquired by the city to boost its capability in firefighting.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The UFM is suited for dealing with industrial, factory, warehouse and building fires. It is also able to penetrate residential areas where the passages are too narrow for conventional fire engines.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This will address the gap in the capabilities in managing ad fighting fires in Pasig City and also of other Local Government Units that need such assistance. Firefighters are also subject to extremes of temperature when fighting large and enclosed fires. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The UFM is a tracked machine that can be remotely piloted to enter the sites of fires in confined areas. It has a capacity of pumping 2,500 liters of water a minute. It is connected to a tanker truck. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The UFM can also blow air so as to clear smoke and other toxic fumes to enable firefighters and rescuers to enter confined buildings and structures during operations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Tamang-tama na merong unmanned vehicle katulad ng ganito para kahit papaano sa mga maliliit na eskinita, madali namin maipapasok, maisusupo ang sunog,” Mayor Eusebio stated. (It’s the right time for us to have an unmanned vehicle like this so that it’s easy to enter narrow streets and quench fires.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">According to Pasig City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PCDRRMO) Chief Ritchie Van Angeles, this will allow firefighters and rescuers to operate in an environment where the danger to them is minimized if not thoroughly mitigated. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Isang malaking bagay kung may ganitong equipment para rin makatulong ng mas mabilis, at tas ligtas din sa firefighter habang nagpi-penetrate sa mga sunog,” PCDRRMO Chief Angeles said. (It’s a big thing if you have this kind of equipment to help in a faster and safer way for the firefighter when penetrating through fires.)</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The UFM was acquired last October 2016 from German company LUF. The first operation the UFM was deplayed was during the fire in Trinoma Mall last March 14, 2017.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This is part of Pasig City’s capacity building programs in line with Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 6232360710792359039&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9D-FSm0nKiyuTlyRpu0R4Zhxr1_BNi6bSUbUybb1vB5hfZLL7U3n3zXPJ6gzMa_TRViO3Csb0a_R4lJD_vsp_1LOH4DTT3_NXIvhBfa8Tw5cHwXr3dbq4jXcjU8rdft9EG_HuDNgBK8/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 6232360710792359039&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgRh49Ak1XO90FTppe5zEebPxluKZmn2rMqXCtALYGHEhX3Zu3CXOnMOSKGQxC7lj65fNzRY533oW_XkqWcZDZ29C6byBHUoD5ydkuypDYgADfakKZ-_I3cmZa5MtMWhF0SCIJ8B406Q/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Earthquake preparedness: Addressing hazards before the disasters

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2MeS1VJOjv6Sg2suVdOu2K8s6LnfebsYy8Nd50dPuEQQFiwTD9uQqjGHmp0u9jg5udUSGTwCnyOtOVrcdENjfE8JERfejmVBFdtvaPZu-KjraMoBIplKdIBtAP2IvinP56xBCBhsYkk/s1600/QuakeMetro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2MeS1VJOjv6Sg2suVdOu2K8s6LnfebsYy8Nd50dPuEQQFiwTD9uQqjGHmp0u9jg5udUSGTwCnyOtOVrcdENjfE8JERfejmVBFdtvaPZu-KjraMoBIplKdIBtAP2IvinP56xBCBhsYkk/s400/QuakeMetro.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Metro Manila: Bracing for The Big One</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Earthquake preparedness: Addressing hazards before the disasters</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">BY ARCHITECT FELINO A. PALAFOX, JR.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">THE Philippines is an earthquake-prone country, with trenches on both its eastern and western portions (except the island of Palawan), as well as active fault lines throughout Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao. In this regard, it is best to be aware of our situation and take the necessary steps to be properly equipped. I believe that addressing hazards is 90 percent cheaper than rebuilding from disasters.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Last 29 March, 2017, I had the opportunity to speak to students in Metro Manila on earthquake preparedness together with Undersecretary Renato Solidum, Director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. It was also a good opportunity to learn from him and bust some earthquake myths. For example, it is more ideal to get out of the building after an earthquake than go up the rooftop. This is not just because a damaged building could collapse, but also to ensure safety from one of the consequences of an earthquake, which is fire. He also emphasized that there is no such thing as an earthquake-proof structure, only earthquake-resistant ones. This means that a building’s structural integrity should remain to be unimpaired after an earthquake, even if superficial cracks may appear.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Urban planning, architecture and engineering</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Adding to the important points of Undersecretary Solidum, there are also urban planning, architecture, and engineering interventions that may be applied towards earthquake preparedness. In terms of urban planning, I highly recommend the development of urban growth centers outside of Metro Manila, as well as relocate government centers and embassies outside of it. This could effectively decongest the megalopolis and ensure that the economy will not be as gravely affected should a disaster hit Metro Manila. Currently about 37 percent of the national economy is contributed by Metro Manila.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">As country leader and fellow of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), I was invited to Mumbaito learn and brainstorm on the Indian government’s plan to remake part of the city which is vulnerable to disasters. One of the recommendations is to demolish around 32,000 buildings which were found to be old and prone to hazards already. I believe that conducting a structural audit of all buildings in our cities would be a good first step towards getting ready before hazards become actual disasters.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Undersecretary Solidum also said that although Palawan is safe from the shaking during an earthquake, it is not completely invulnerable to tsunami. In the planning of San Vicente in Palawan, Palafox Associates recommended to have a setback of 50 meters from the shoreline and to build habitable spaces above five meters, as precaution against tsunami or storm surges. In addition, Undersecretary Solidum also explained that the development of tall buildings along the coast of Manila Bay could be beneficial because they create a roughness along the coastline that can break up tsunami waves.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Another important component for planning our cities to be prepared for disasters is to create enough open space for evacuation. The international standard suggests that there should be at least one square meter of open space per person for evacuation. Unfortunately, open spaces in our cities are gradually being developed for profit. An ideal evacuation area should have emergency clinics, water stations, food stations, shelters, telecommunication and command centers, fire trucks, police, ambulance, helipad, and places for worship.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Learning from MMEIRS study</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">According to the 2004 Metro Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study, around 170,000 residential houses will be heavily damaged or collapsed (13 percent of total buildings), 340,000 will be moderately damaged (26 percent of total buildings) and 10,000 alongside of Manila Bay will be affected by liquefaction in the first hour of impact by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. It also stated that only 2 percent of high-rise buildings (30-60 stories) will be severely damaged. This is because there are many studies and professionals involved in the planning, design, and construction of tall buildings, compared to low and mid-rise structures. For example, the first five towers in Rockwell Center, Makati underwent performance-based standards borrowed from California, Japan and Chile. These buildings are also 30 meters apart, although our building code allows a distance of one meter between buildings.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In working with the Tzu Chi Foundation to help survivors of natural disasters, Palafox Associates and Palafox Architecture Group are able to plan and design schools and a hospital that could withstand an intensity 10 earthquake. Most recently, in Nepal after the earthquake, Master Cheng Yen instructed us to design the structures to last 1,000 years. That is equivalent to 40 generations of users. Some people are already skeptical when I talk about a 100-year vision, which involves only four generations. I believe it can be done if there is structural audit conducted every 75 years and electrical audit every 25 years.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">While a strong political will and visionary leadership can help enforce good planning and design, each citizen’s awareness and preparedness is also necessary to ensure fewer casualties from disasters. Equip yourselves with timely information and participate in emergency training or drills. As an extra preparation, like in our offices at Palafox Associates and Palafox Architecture, all of our employees are equipped with emergency kits that have a whistle, flashlight, bottle of water, compass, first aid kit, and multi-function portable tools. But at the end of the day, these are things that we hope will not be necessary because preparation goes beyond first-aid reactionary measures.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: <a href="http://www.manilatimes.net/earthquake-preparedness-addressing-hazards-disasters/323076/">http://www.manilatimes.net/earthquake-preparedness-addressing-hazards-disasters/323076/</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID=%204503120448036877456&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9D-FSm0nKiyuTlyRpu0R4Zhxr1_BNi6bSUbUybb1vB5hfZLL7U3n3zXPJ6gzMa_TRViO3Csb0a_R4lJD_vsp_1LOH4DTT3_NXIvhBfa8Tw5cHwXr3dbq4jXcjU8rdft9EG_HuDNgBK8/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID=%204503120448036877456&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgRh49Ak1XO90FTppe5zEebPxluKZmn2rMqXCtALYGHEhX3Zu3CXOnMOSKGQxC7lj65fNzRY533oW_XkqWcZDZ29C6byBHUoD5ydkuypDYgADfakKZ-_I3cmZa5MtMWhF0SCIJ8B406Q/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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NCR Vulnerability on the Big One: MMEIRS Study Part 2

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLU38LkAsVq8QY0E8MM0odwKe6ZomOeHraSIxRVLDEPDeEunV2OyxJnsQlpeTBOVM-uLqGZNP8M0qyv6od__Ryy-1hUfgrGUByH7E8yYowqKRCTybxkQd2isLs0218qr5Yegu_omflkH4/s1600/Ruby+Tower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLU38LkAsVq8QY0E8MM0odwKe6ZomOeHraSIxRVLDEPDeEunV2OyxJnsQlpeTBOVM-uLqGZNP8M0qyv6od__Ryy-1hUfgrGUByH7E8yYowqKRCTybxkQd2isLs0218qr5Yegu_omflkH4/s400/Ruby+Tower.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruby Tower collapse. Manila earthquake 1968</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The recent earthquakes with epicenters in Batangas province has brought to the fore the vulnerability of the National Capital Region (NCR) to the expected movement of the West and East Valley Fault Systems that will result in catastrophic events that traverses a large portion of the region.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The West Valley Fault has been noted to move every 100 years. Its last recorded movement was in 1884 according to the Manila Observatory that has been cataloguing such events. That means the movement of the West Valley Fault has been overdue. Although there is no monitoring system in the world that can accurately predict such events, historical geological models are the closest references available.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In the Metro manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study (MMEIRS) that was undertaken in 2004 and funded by the Japan International Coordinating Agency (JICA). Earlier in this series, the MMEIRS Study focused on the likely scenarios that will occur. The MMEIRS Study continues to be updated according to factors that are the result of further studies and observation by the concerned agencies.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Model 8 of the MMEIRS Study stated that 170,000 residential houses will collapse, 340,000 residential houses will be partly damaged, 34,000 persons will die, 114,000 persons will be injured. Fire will breakout and burn approximately 1,710 hectares and totally 18,000 additional persons will be killed by this secondary disaster. Moreover, infrastructures and lifelines will also be heavily damaged.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Based on the damage analysis results, urban vulnerability of Metropolitan Manila was analyzed.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Regional vulnerability characteristics against earthquake are as follows:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Type of Vulnerability:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">I.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Flammability and Evacuation Difficulty</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Areas affected:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">1) Navotas Bay Area</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">2) Manila North Port Area</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">3) South Eastern Manila City Area</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">4) Central Manila Bay Area</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">II.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Building Collapse and Evacuation Difficulty</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">1) North Eastern Quezon City Area</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">2) Western Marikina City Area</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">3) Eastern Pasig City Area</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">4) Muntinlupa Laguna de Bae Area</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">5) Mandaluyong Makati City Border</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Area</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">III.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Flammability</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">1)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Valenzuela-Kalookan South-Quezon west intersection</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">IV.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Evacuation Difficulty</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">1)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Metropolitan Manila Fringes - Northern Fringe</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">2)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Taguig Fringe</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">3)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Las Pinas Fringe</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This is to emphasize that there are more factors to consider during the first hours of the Big One. LDRRMOs are aware of such factors and LGU contingency plans are continuously being updated so as so address the concerns.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">(To be continued)</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 178114168485905694&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9D-FSm0nKiyuTlyRpu0R4Zhxr1_BNi6bSUbUybb1vB5hfZLL7U3n3zXPJ6gzMa_TRViO3Csb0a_R4lJD_vsp_1LOH4DTT3_NXIvhBfa8Tw5cHwXr3dbq4jXcjU8rdft9EG_HuDNgBK8/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 178114168485905694&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgRh49Ak1XO90FTppe5zEebPxluKZmn2rMqXCtALYGHEhX3Zu3CXOnMOSKGQxC7lj65fNzRY533oW_XkqWcZDZ29C6byBHUoD5ydkuypDYgADfakKZ-_I3cmZa5MtMWhF0SCIJ8B406Q/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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UP takes over Project NOAH

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BHL20U2qJwmTkJjPJR_OhP91pBBxRGLOihTTx7wJK9PYj5sUH-FSXVKp12SOqi7xYihGiv5dBNgDF88jCxg1UI3ck5tncJlxF3p0yme3-qiXLTzL_U6TZKTsOnlO9YcXeluVA3pwlFs/s1600/NOAH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BHL20U2qJwmTkJjPJR_OhP91pBBxRGLOihTTx7wJK9PYj5sUH-FSXVKp12SOqi7xYihGiv5dBNgDF88jCxg1UI3ck5tncJlxF3p0yme3-qiXLTzL_U6TZKTsOnlO9YcXeluVA3pwlFs/s400/NOAH.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">One of the anchors of the country’s disaster risk reduction and management (drrmo) is Project NOAH. Learning the lessons brought about by Storm Ondoy in 2009, there was a need for a more accurate forecast of the weather. It was no longer enough to be able to measure the strength of the wind as before. It became imperative that a better and more accurate method of not only gauging the winds but also for predicting the amount of rain that will occur within a specific time period and the exact place where the rain is expected.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) was a project composed of 20 disaster science research and development projects, and maps and forecasts floods, storm surges, landslides, and other natural hazards. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It was launched in 2012 and was immediately used by local drrms in their disaster preparations and readiness. In fact, Project NOAH became the basis for mobilization of responders and those involved in rescue, recovery and rehabilitation operations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Project NOAH was supposed to last from 2012 to 2015 only but was extended up to February 2017. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) discontinued it citing it was only a “Project”.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sectors in the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management community decried the discontinuation of the project and cited the lives Project NOAH has saved.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Weather Bureau PAGASA was supposed to continue  the project but instead decided to pass it on to the University of the Philippines (UP).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Just like our previous blog site, our goal is to provide our end-users with the news, announcements, and latest developments of NOAH,” project personnel said on the NOAH Facebook page. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The UP NOAH Center will continue to provide information, reports, models and applications that have been found useful in DRRM. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The new UP NOAH Center page have a mobile-adaptive interface that will enable viewers to utilize NOAH in smart phones, tablets and laptops.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">UP NOAH Center will continue to coordinate with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the Office of Civil Defence and the Climate Change Commission. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 3639239268320929798&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9D-FSm0nKiyuTlyRpu0R4Zhxr1_BNi6bSUbUybb1vB5hfZLL7U3n3zXPJ6gzMa_TRViO3Csb0a_R4lJD_vsp_1LOH4DTT3_NXIvhBfa8Tw5cHwXr3dbq4jXcjU8rdft9EG_HuDNgBK8/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 3639239268320929798&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgRh49Ak1XO90FTppe5zEebPxluKZmn2rMqXCtALYGHEhX3Zu3CXOnMOSKGQxC7lj65fNzRY533oW_XkqWcZDZ29C6byBHUoD5ydkuypDYgADfakKZ-_I3cmZa5MtMWhF0SCIJ8B406Q/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Lists of Evacuation Centers In Case of 7.2 Magnitude Manila Earthquake

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_l_PxR9rZx3eLba1vGKV4hbbEp02Yw2mixo2OPq_Boz4nX36qolglvSWCuvIuoIXtjplJScSFdOJVu7JQuMso4b9btG6s2NVjPBrabkzrM88JYKvXc0FQJDV9Wt-i5MC-k32zrDglYXI/s1600/Ruby+Tower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_l_PxR9rZx3eLba1vGKV4hbbEp02Yw2mixo2OPq_Boz4nX36qolglvSWCuvIuoIXtjplJScSFdOJVu7JQuMso4b9btG6s2NVjPBrabkzrM88JYKvXc0FQJDV9Wt-i5MC-k32zrDglYXI/s400/Ruby+Tower.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manila Earthquake 1968. Collapsed Ruby Tower</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Last April 4, 2017 at 8:58 PM, a temblor rocked Southern Luzon. It was a 5.4 Magnitude earthquake with its epicenter at Tingloy, Batangas. It was felt all the way to Metro Manila where it registered at Magnitude 4. The bell at the Tingloy church fell from the tower and the basilica at the town of Taal suffered damages to its façade. Cracks were even noted at the Batangas Provincial Building and as of the next day, more than 500 aftershocks were registered by the instruments of PHIVOLCS.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The effect of the quake had repercussions in the National Capital Region. The NCR is traversed by the 100 kilometer long West Valley Fault and has been discovered that its movements that occur every 100 years has been long overdue.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Because of this, the MMEIRS Study that sought to identify the effects of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on the metropolis was commissioned and funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. It then formed the formulation of scenarios, plans, trainings and information dissemination in case of such an event.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The scenarios generated forecasted that 37,000 deaths would be the result of such a quake and a high percentage of buildings and structures would be destroyed or heavily damaged. More than 500 fires will occur when that time comes.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Together with contingency planning and efforts to organize each local government unit down to the barangay level, evacuation sites have been identified and assigned. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">To be better organized in the response phase, Metro Manila has been divided into four quadrants for decentralized administrative control. These are:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">North</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Caloocan</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Valenzuela</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Quezon City</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– San Juan</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Mandaluyong</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">East </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Pasig</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Marikina</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">West</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Manila</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Malabon</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Navotas</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">South</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Las Piñas</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Makati</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Muntinlupa</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Parañaque</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Pateros</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Taguig</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Pasay</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Aside from the four quadrants mentioned above, the Metro Manila Development Authority  (MMDA) also designated operation centers and staging areas which will also serve as evacuation camps for affected residents:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">North</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Veterans Memorial Golf Course</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">East</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– LRT-2 Santolan Depot</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Marikina Boys Town</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Red Cross Marikina</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Ultra Pasig</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">West </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Intramuros Golf Course</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">South</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">– Villamor Air Base Golf Course</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Open spaces such as athletic fields, sports arenas that are undamaged and even cemeteries and memorial [parks will be utilized as evacuation centers.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It is projected that power, water and communications facilities will be heavily damaged together with roads and bridges. Contingency plans have already been drawn up by each LGU for fast response.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It is also projected that only 40% of the trained first responders will be available in the first critical hours and alternate communication facilities are already being established.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The rivers and waterways of Metro Manila such as the Pasig River and Marikina River will also be used as alternative routes for rescue and relief operations. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The residents of the metropolis must have their own emergency supplies to last them for five days which is the earliest outside relief efforts can reach them.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 311170068968609594&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9D-FSm0nKiyuTlyRpu0R4Zhxr1_BNi6bSUbUybb1vB5hfZLL7U3n3zXPJ6gzMa_TRViO3Csb0a_R4lJD_vsp_1LOH4DTT3_NXIvhBfa8Tw5cHwXr3dbq4jXcjU8rdft9EG_HuDNgBK8/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 311170068968609594&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgRh49Ak1XO90FTppe5zEebPxluKZmn2rMqXCtALYGHEhX3Zu3CXOnMOSKGQxC7lj65fNzRY533oW_XkqWcZDZ29C6byBHUoD5ydkuypDYgADfakKZ-_I3cmZa5MtMWhF0SCIJ8B406Q/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

Civilian Crisis Management Disaster Response Emergency Rescue Training Values and Governance Lists of Evacuation Centers In Case of 7.2 Magnitude Manila Earthquake

Manila Earthquake 1968. Collapsed Ruby Tower Last April 4, 2017 at 8:58 PM, a temblor rocked Southern Luzon. It was a 5.4 Magnitude e...

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The Big One and the MMEIRS Study

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVw4Aad0XMii1ZTzeW0zYJokS7QiEAb9FXOjSH72pKNs4cGjIDrn8c7an_ilCfWFA8E1eS8v0DUhX-NiJkKg6ENjfw7CqQY63Ziuyfs5vtA8Cf5SgFWkHKalekweaqHURZsuTKqrOGKk/s1600/Hyatt+Quake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVw4Aad0XMii1ZTzeW0zYJokS7QiEAb9FXOjSH72pKNs4cGjIDrn8c7an_ilCfWFA8E1eS8v0DUhX-NiJkKg6ENjfw7CqQY63Ziuyfs5vtA8Cf5SgFWkHKalekweaqHURZsuTKqrOGKk/s400/Hyatt+Quake.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7.2 Magnitude 1991 Earthquake Baguio City Hyatt Terraces</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Philippines is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. Aside from being visited by an average of 20 cyclones a year, the country is also located in the Pacific Ring of Fire. That area that is both seismically  and volcanically active. Thus the Philippines has been the site of the worst earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the 20th century, those being the July 16, 1990 earthquake and the 1991 Mt. Pinatubo eruption.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In the National Capital Region (NCR), home to 13 million people, the possibility of an earthquake of at least magnitude 7.2 is now a question of when. Metro Manila is susceptible to the movement of two fault systems, the West Valley Fault and the East Valley Fault. The West Valley Fault is the longest and most extensive of the fault systems. It traverses Bulacan, Rizal Metro Manila all the way to Laguna and Cavite.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The West Valley Fault has been recorded to “move” every 100 years. The last movement was recorded in 1883. That is why the next movement has been way overdue. In this backdrop, the vulnerabilities of the metropolis and its huge population have been recognized. In 2004, the Metropolitan Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study or MMEIRS was then conducted.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Earthquake Scenario:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Based on the damage estimation by MMEIRS Study of the potential rupture of the West Valley Fault, approximately 40% of the total number of residential buildings within Metropolitan Manila will collapse or be affected. This building collapse directly affects large numbers of people, since it is estimated to cause 34,000 deaths and 114,000 injuries. Moreover, additional 18,000 deaths are anticipated by the fire spreading after the earthquake event. This human loss, together with properties and economy losses of Metropolitan Manila will be a national crisis.   </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It is then the objective of the MMEIRS Study to find a way to head off this scenario by undertaking a comprehensive preparation, training, information, response, recovery and rehabilitation plans and implementation protocols.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The goals to attain this are as follows:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">1) To develop a national system resistant to earthquake impact</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">2) To improve Metropolitan Manila’s urban structure resistant to earthquake</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">3) To enhance effective risk management system</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">4) To increase community resilience</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">5) To formulate reconstruction systems</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">6) To promote research and technology development for earthquake impact reduction measures. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Thus, efforts are being exerted by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the Metro Manila Development Authority and Local Government Units (LGU) to finalize and implement the recommendations of the MMEIRS Study.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">(To Be Continued)</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 3301484064363785501&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9D-FSm0nKiyuTlyRpu0R4Zhxr1_BNi6bSUbUybb1vB5hfZLL7U3n3zXPJ6gzMa_TRViO3Csb0a_R4lJD_vsp_1LOH4DTT3_NXIvhBfa8Tw5cHwXr3dbq4jXcjU8rdft9EG_HuDNgBK8/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=7740731512343197842&postID= 3301484064363785501&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgRh49Ak1XO90FTppe5zEebPxluKZmn2rMqXCtALYGHEhX3Zu3CXOnMOSKGQxC7lj65fNzRY533oW_XkqWcZDZ29C6byBHUoD5ydkuypDYgADfakKZ-_I3cmZa5MtMWhF0SCIJ8B406Q/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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